When Xentris Wireless created the EXO Charge division in August 2020, we didn’t deliberately set out to hire a certain number or percentage of military veterans. However, as we began to recruit and hire the very best people, it was no surprise that many of them also happened to be military veterans. We now have […]

There has been an order of magnitude increase in the number of electronic systems on the battlefield over the past 2 decades, and thanks to these systems, our Boots-on-the-Ground now have unmatched C5ISR capabilities at the tactical edge. However, this increase in capabilities comes at the cost of an increased burden on the troops – […]

EXO Charge was established to deliver high performing, lightweight, rugged, mission-ready power solutions for the modern Warfighter and will be unveiling several of its solutions for the first time at the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition from Oct. 11-13 – on booth #860. “The EXO Charge team is on a mission to reduce the battery […]

The Paris Climate Agreement of 2016, and other voluntary emissions targets and regulations, could be considered the First Front in the battle to curb human-induced climate change. Now President Biden has launched a Second Front by introducing a massive new infrastructure proposal that includes a plan for building out the United States’ clean and renewable […]

The two common commercialized charging solutions in the majority of mobile devices are USB Power Delivery and Qi wireless charging. Previously we discussed the standardization of USB Power Delivery and how wired charging has evolved over the past few years. We now focus on how Qi wireless charging became the de-facto wireless charging technology in […]

As covered in our previous article, the future of battlefield resupply will be even more challenging against a near-peer adversary when compared to the wars fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Contested air space and advanced, long-range weapons could make traditional logistic resupply by truck an even higher risk. In response to this challenge, the Army […]

This week it was announced that UPS and Amazon are one-step closer to making drone delivery a reality. With the FAA releasing new rules related to drones weighing more than a half of a pound, it is making way for drone integration into U.S. airspace. The day of routine package delivery by drone is getting […]

Chris Whetstone, our Product Line Manager for the EXO Charge division’s mission-ready power solutions, is a U.S. Army Veteran who joined Xentris Wireless in June of 2008. His role has focused on product creation, driving development and collaborating with our team to launch high quality fast-charging wired and wireless solutions on time and within budget. […]

Battery charging technology in consumer devices has evolved over the past 15 years. During the early boom of mobile consumer devices, each mobile handset manufacturer used their own proprietary charging technology and their respective charging connector. This created interoperability issues among different handsets and created a large amount of electronic waste with numerous chargers being […]

As discussed in last month’s article, the Army is at the cutting-edge of developing and fielding more capable electric devices that provide our Soldiers better situational awareness.